Interannual, seasonal, and diurnal variations in vertical and horizontal distribution patterns of 6 Oithona spp. (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) in the South China Sea

Zoological Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 220-229

  Hwang, Jiang Shiou ^a   Kumar, Ram ^a,b   Dahms, Hans Uwe ^c   Tseng, Li Chun ^a   Chen, Qing Chao ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^c Sangmyung University   (South Korea)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Community structure; Horizontal and vertical distribution; Oithona; South China Sea; Spatiotemporal distribution

Indexed keywords

COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; OITHONA; OITHONA ATTENUATA; OITHONA BREVICORNIS; OITHONA FALLAX; OITHONA RIGIDA; OITHONA SETIGERA; OITHONA SIMILIS; OITHONIDAE;

EID: 79551681725     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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